From the fantastical food world of frings (french fries plus onion rings) and cronuts, we present you with the frickle. Yes, you guessed it, that’s a fried pickle. The crunch of a dill contained in golden fried battered. But wait, there’s more. Brother Jimmy’s BBQ in Brickell serves frickles on…
Meet Chris P. Bacon. Chris is a 6-month-old potbellied pig. His favorite foods are Cheerios and sliced green grapes; his least favorite are carrots and celery. He loves air conditioning, rubbing his belly in the grass, and watching TV with his adoptive older brother. His best friends are a stuffed…
Yogurt, in some form or another, will never disappear. Just when we think the Fro-Yo trend has surely jumped the shark, we’re proven wrong with the expansion of Pinkberry. Of course, who in their right mind doesn’t love frozen yogurt? Which is basically a way to eat a cold, creamy…
Michael Schwartz isn’t sure about a few things. He doesn’t know how many hours he works in a day, whether his employees think he’s a good manager, or where exactly he’s taking his restaurant group next. What he does know is this: a lot has changed since he landed his…
In a society dominated by Starbucks, coffee gets all the media love. But what about that other hot beverage — the one that cultures have been drinking for, oh, 3,000 years or so? The one that Buddhist monks swear by? The one they drink religiously on Downton Abbey? Tea ringing…
Coming up with healthy, kid-friendly meals can be a challenge. But this time of year, with school about to start, it’s especially important. Short Order spoke to Camille Lamb, the healthy eating specialist at Whole Foods Market Coral Gables (and our own former Beet Reporter), and Jordan Wolfe, healthy eating…
The weather is just starting to really heat up in Miami, but summer will soon be making its exit — something you can’t say about almost any other part of the country. To parents of young kids, that sweltering mid-August sun means only one thing: brown bag lunch season. This…
Smoked salmon spring rolls aren’t the obvious choice at Biscayne Tavern, a downtown restaurant that peddles more fried potatoes than lox. So when your waiter says he prefers the dish over the “crispy Gulf shrimp dynamite,” you order the rolls halfheartedly and glare at the shrimp platters passing by. But…
David Dodge wears shoes with coiled heels, considers refined wheat to be toxic, and hasn’t taken medicine in more than 40 years. His choice of footwear relieves pain associated with lower-body conditions. And if you look closely enough, you’ll notice flour dusting the black Velcro on his feet. For four…
Facing I-75, in a nondescript location surrounded by warehouses, lies a delicious deli that you probably haven’t heard of before. Franky’s Deli Warehouse in Hialeah is a place that you have to know about to find. Once you arrive, warm faces, meat waiting to be sliced and Cannabis Energy Drinks…
SoFi seafood lovers officially have a new spot to call their own. Bar Crudo is now open at 40 South Pointe Drive, and it is doling out ocean delicacies like snapper ceviche, beet-cured hamachi and shrimp crostini. From crab to cocktails, the cozy cafe was the brainchild of owners Andy…
For those of us not working (or discoing) at the car wash, dining there seems to be a pretty decent option. A recent trip to Karma Carwash, left us in a sublime zen state. While our car was being scrubbed, we wanted some of our own personal attention, so we…
Smoked salmon spring rolls aren’t the obvious choice at Biscayne Tavern, a downtown restaurant that peddles more fried potatoes than lox. So when your waiter says he prefers the dish over the “crispy Gulf shrimp dynamite,” you order the rolls halfheartedly and glare at the shrimp platters passing by. But…
Social portal and user-review mecca Yelp is all about educating the masses on the eats, drinks and other diversions cities have to offer. Be it God-awful service or orgasmic edibles — Yelpers are the ultimate experts. Yelp Miami’s newest endeavor is designed to introduce folks to the 305’s mixology landscape…
Go to an expensive steakhouse in Miami and you’re bound to find the words “dry-aged” on the menu. But half of the patrons shelling out big bucks for that expensive, tender meat probably don’t know what it means. Short Order wants you to know why you’re eating. We spoke to…
When we got word that Lester’s, Wynwood’s destination for beer, books, wine, espresso, and magazines was launching an expanded small bites menu, it seemed too good to be true. Owner Daniel Milewski’s spot was already one of the best places to chill out with a book in Miami, but he…
Azul, the upscale restaurant that launched the careers of some of the best names in south Florida dining like Michelle Bernstein and Clay Conley, has closed temporarily during the Mandarin Oriental Miami’s renovation. Cafe Sambal, located underneath Azul, has also closed. According to the hotel’s Public Relations Manager, Heidi Barfels,…
COMO Hotels and Resorts is opening the Metropolitan by COMO in Miami Beach in December 2013. The 74-room hotel is the first U.S. property for the Singapore-based company. The Art Deco building, designed by Albert Anis, was constructed in 1939 as the Traymore Hotel. The Metropolitan by COMO will feature…
Baking is great and all, but we’re not all cut out for the exact science that it requires. Some of us were born to eat. So Short Order is here to tell you how to get 25 cupcakes in a flavor that only you’d dream up, without lifting a finger…
Where the Chefs Eat is a series in which we ask Miami chefs to list their favorite local restaurants. In this installment, we spoke to Dena Marino — chef of MC Kitchen in the Design District — about her preferred Magic City spots. Dena Marino likes fancy eats. Which makes…
This is a food blog. So most of our pieces are about, well, food. Call it masticating, noshing, feasting or just plain eating — it’s pretty much our everything. So why would one of us willingly forgo food for 48 hours? Anything for your sake, beloved readers. Juice cleansing is…
Salumeria 104 is now offering brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The Italian restaurant (New Times’ Best Sausage and Best Inexpensive Italian) is known for offering authentic Mediterranean cuisine, so chef Angelo had to get a little creative when coming up with the brunch menu…
